Bangor (English /ˈbæŋɡər/; Welsh: [ˈbaŋɡɔr]) is a city in Gwynedd unitary authority, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it is a university city with a population of 18,808 at the 2011 census, including around 10,000 students at Bangor University and including Pentir community. It is one of only six places classed as a city in Wales, although it is only the 36th-largest urban area by population. According to the 2001 census, 46.6% of the non-student resident population speak Welsh, which is low for Gwynedd but despite this, the language keeps a high profile in town.
Population: 15,449
Latitude: 53° 13' 35.29" N
Longitude: -4° 08' 4.52" W
Caer Lêb is a prehistoric site on the Welsh island of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. Its name means "Leaven Castle". It is a low-lying site near the Afon Braint with a double row of pentangular banks (some parts now levelled) and marshy ditches. The…
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen (Welsh: Gap/Pass of the Two Stones) is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun (Canovium) to Caernarfon (Segontium). The route may be …
Afon Melynllyn is the outflow from Llyn Melynllyn, a lake in the Carneddau mountains in north-west Wales.
Abermenai Point is a headland in the southeast of the island of Anglesey in Wales.
The A499 road is the major road of the Llŷn peninsula in North Wales.
Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen ("Ogwen Valley School") is a school in Bethesda in the Ogwen Valley in Gwynedd, North Wales, with around 400 pupils. Some of the buildings date from 1895 when a County School (grammar school) was established here, but the present…
Ysgol Brynrefail is a secondary school in Llanrug, Gwynedd in North Wales. There are approximately 740 puplis and the current headmaster is Mr Eifion Jones,.
Ynys y Bîg is a small private island in the Menai Strait attached to the island of Anglesey (in North Wales) by a wooden bridge. The bridge runs from the grounds of a private house, itself also called Ynys y Bîg, preventing any public access. The br…
Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge.
Y Foel Goch is a mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, and is a sister peak along with Gallt yr Ogof to Glyder Fach.
Traeth Bychan (Traeth = Beach, Bychan = Small in English) is, as its name tells us, a small but popular beach on the isle of Anglesey, or Môn, Wales.
The Dingle (Welsh: Nant y Pandy) is a nature reserve found just to the north of Llangefni, Anglesey, north Wales. Dingle is a common placename in the English language, which means "steep wooded valley", which describes it well. However, like many si…
Pont Rug was a railway station located to the east of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, where the A4086 road crosses the Afon Seiont.
Pete's Eats is a cafe in Llanberis, North Wales, popular amongst walkers and climbers in the Snowdonia region of mountains. Llanberis, at the foot of Snowdon, is one of the traditional starting points for climbs in the Snowdonia National Park. The C…
Pen yr Helgi Du (English: Head or Hill of the Black Hound) is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau in Snowdonia, North Wales.
Mynydd Perfedd is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, forming part of the Glyderau.
Moel yr Ogof is a summit in Snowdonia.
Moel Cynghorion (the Hill of the Councillors) is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies several miles north-west of Snowdon, and forms part of the Moel Eilio Horseshoe walk. The summit is situated on a wide plateau, marked by a pile of stones…